Direct measurement of Ar diffusion profiles in a gem-quality Madagascar K-feldspar using the ultra-violet laser ablation microprobe (UVLAMP)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 141-153

  Wartho, Jo Anne ^a   Kelley, Simon P ^a   Brooker, Richard A ^b   Carroll, Mike R ^b   Villa, Igor M ^c   Lee, Martin R ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Isotopengeologie   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argon; Diffusion; K feldspar; Laser methods; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; FELDSPAR; LASER METHOD;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0033618022     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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